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80th Anniversary of Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima/Nagasaki (Remembering Hiroshima: Learn. Reflect. Remember Peace)NEW

Date: Saturday, 9 August, 2025       Time: 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
AMC Kabuki 8 Theatres in Japantown
1881 Post Street
San Francisco, CA 94115
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Map of AMC Kabuki 8 Theatres in Japantown , 1881 Post Street

Eyewitness for Peace: 80th Anniversary Commemoration of the Atomic Bombings
Join the community for a powerful day of remembrance and peace to mark the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Presented by the Eyewitness for Peace Consortium, this event honors the memory of those lost and amplifies the voices of hibakusha (atomic bomb survivors), sharing their message for peace to new generations.

Date & Time
Saturday, August 9, 2025
• 12:00 p.m. - Film Screening
• 2:00 p.m. - Commemoration Ceremony

Location
AMC Kabuki 8 Theater, 1881 Post St., San Francisco Japantown

Free Admission (donations welcome)

Event Schedule
12:00 p.m.
White Light / Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (2007, 86 min.)

Introduced by filmmaker Steven Okazaki
2:00 p.m.

Commemoration Ceremony
• Interfaith Blessing by Japanese American Religious Federation
• “A Girl From Hiroshima” (2022, 5:22) by Cynthia Liu
• Keynote: Manon and Kanon Iwata, founders of Teens 4 Disarmament & Nonproliferation
• Reflections from Hibakusha
• Lanterns of Remembrance Ceremony

Exhibit
"Latent August: Legacy of Hiroshima and Nagasaki"
• July 11 - Sept. 30, 2025: NJAHS Peace Gallery, 1684 Post St., S.F. Japantown
• July 12 - Sept. 10, 2025: MIS Historic Learning Center, Crissy Field, Building 640

More Info & Tickets
www.nichibeifoundation.org/hibakusha

#NichiBeiFoundation #AtomicBombCommemoration #Hiroshima #Nagasaki #Hibakusha #PeaceEvent #SFJapantown #LanternsOfRemembrance #WhiteLightBlackRain #NJAHS #JapaneseAmericanCommunity 

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